GREEN FODDER-CORN. 



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1867. — Th. Dietrich, who tested the green-maize fodder, raised upon 

 highly manured lands, at the beginning of blooming noticed the fol- 

 lowing composition : — 



Water ..... 



Ash, free from carb. acid, sand, &c. 

 Nitrogenous matter (albuminoids) 

 Non-nitrogenous extract matter . 

 Fat . . . . • . 



Cellulose 



Dry substance in 100 parts . 



Ratio of nitrogenous to non-nitrogenous matter 



(excluding cellulose) . . . . . 



1866. 



84.49 

 1.28 

 1.84 

 7.13 

 0.24 

 5.02 



15.54 



1: 4 



1869. — Professor Leopold Leuz, Hungary. Green-maize fodder 

 air dry. 



Water 84.40 



Ash, free from carb. acid, sand, &c 0.924 



Nitrogenous matter (albuminoids) .... 2.226 



Non-nitrogenous extract matter 5.760 



Fat 0.718 



Cellulose 5.967 



Dry substance in 100 parts 15.60 



Ratio of nitrogenous to non-nitrogenous matter (exclud- 

 ing cellulose) 1 : 2.9 



Composition of Green-Corn Fodder. 

 Professor S. W. Johnson, 1877. 



